If you are reading this newsletter from the Northern hemisphere, you might be dreading a cold winter, punctuated by restrictive gas use measures. But wherever...
The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday (8 May) to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued a scathing statement accusing President Vladimir...
Multiple crises call for integrated solutions, and our articles this month lay out some priorities for multilateral action. The IPCC report from last February...
In the lead-up to the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), UNEP provides background on the world’s foremost environmental decision...
2022 is set to be another big year for climate diplomacy and security. Our events calendar is already filling up with high-level events. Meanwhile, EU climate...
Responsibility for climate-related security risks falls to different institutions within the United Nations system. No single entity is responsible for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on human mobility, with a particularly severe impact on those who depend on migration as a way to cope with economic...
In recent years, there has been an outpouring of evidence that climate change is intensifying and driving conflict situations around the world. The socio...
One emerging solution to the climate crisis involves securing investments and prioritizing financial commitments towards clean technologies and shifting towards...
Over the past year, the UN’s limitations in preventing deadly conflict have repeatedly been on display. But the world organisation still has several vital roles...
The latest IPCC report leaves no room for doubt, as if any remained: climate change is 'unequivocally' happening because of us. And the report’s region-specific...
This blog post briefly presents the links that have been established between climate change and security and reflects on the current debate, how the UN Security...
The perfect momentum for climate action – I'm sure you've heard this before. This mantra has been repeated over and over, and is probably met with scepticism by...
As we follow the Leaders Summit on Climate, we are reminded of the significance of balancing interests and managing expectations for achieving global climate...
On 23 March 2021, China’s Minister for Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, and the...
Climate change is changing the world we live in. It affects every aspect of life in and represents a central obstacle to peace and to achieving the UN...
With the recent climate action announcements of the Biden administration, the US joins China and the EU in the club of superpowers committed to climate...
In its 20 years providing intelligence on climate foreign policy, environment, conflict and cooperation for key decision-makers, the Climate Diplomacy platform...